吊灯 (diào dēng) — hanging lamp (suspended from the ceiling) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hanging lamp (suspended from the ceiling)

Measure word · 盏

Examples

吊灯，。
Kè tīng de diào dēng fēi cháng piào liang, shì shuǐ jīng zuò de.
The hanging lamp in the living room is very beautiful; it is made of crystal.
吊灯，。
Cān tīng lǐ zhuāng le yì zhǎn xīn diào dēng, guāng xiàn hěn róu hé.
A new hanging lamp was installed in the dining room, and the light is very soft.
吊灯。
Zhè zhǒng diào dēng shì hé zhuāng zài céng gāo jiào gāo de fáng jiān.
This kind of hanging lamp is suitable for rooms with higher ceilings.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

吊 describes suspension, and 灯 is a lamp, so the word means a lamp hung from above.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

火丁灯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng灯dēng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

灯 pairs 火, which shows fire, with 丁, which gives the sound.

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